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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE
ELEPHANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY

carved in the round, the beast depicted
standing foursquare with a large saddle blanket
over the mid-section, carved to each side with
a pair of bats soaring above rocks and waves,
the top of the blanket with a central medallion
encircled by eight incised C-scrolls within a
lobed double-line border, the hindquarters
harnessed in trappings of jewels and tassels,
the stone a pale green with russet inclusions
Width 4⅜ in., 11.1 cm
$ 20,000-30,000

清十八 / 十九世紀 青玉雕吉象
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